ESPN says Rob Parker will get a 30-day suspension for his controversial comments about race and Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III last week on the daytime show First Take.

Marcia Keegan, ESPN vice president/production, says in a statement the network made mistakes in the show's "preparation" and in re-airing the show without cutting out Parker's comments. Says Keegan: "Both were errors on our part."

Parker's suspension, which will last 30 days from its start last Friday, came from what Keegan calls "inappropriate" remarks.

And Keegan says going forward First Take will have "enhanced editorial oversight," and unspecified "appropriate disciplinary measures" have been taken "with the personnel responsible" for Parker's comments airing.

After the statement was released, ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the network declined to make further comments.

ESPN commentator Parker has said he "blew it" in on-air comments about rookie quarterback Griffin and says he hopes to apologize to Griffin directly.

On ESPN2's First Take last week, Parker, who is African American, asked whether Griffin is a "cornball brother" and said Griffin is "black" but is "not really down with the cause. He's not one of us."

In a tweet Wednesday, Parker says he understands "the issue of race in sports is a sensitive one and needs to be handled with great care. ... I failed to do that. ... As I reflect on this and move forward, I will take the time to consider how I can continue to tackle difficult, important topics in a much more thoughtful manner."

When asked about the Parker flap by USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday, Griffin said he wasn't aware of the controversy until checking Twitter last week and has never felt it necessary to respond.

"It says in the Bible that you don't have to fight your own battles," he said.

During a one-on-one interview during the 2012 NFL season, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin, III told USA Today Sports that when he's on the field, 'I like to think I am super out there and I can do things that normal people can't.'
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RGIII runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half of their Week 4 matchup. Griffin led a two-minute drill at the end of the game to propel the Redskins to a 24-22 win.
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Robert Griffin III is famous for his funky sock. Here he shows off his Superman socks during a Heisman Trophy news conference at The New York Marriott Marquis on Dec. 10, 2011.
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Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, left, talks with Robert Griffin III after an NFL preseason game, but the two will be forever linked. Luck was drafted No. 1 overall, ahead of Griffin in the 2012 NFL draft.
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Robert Griffin III finished his career at Baylor as one of three players in FBS history with at leaset 10,000 passing yards (10,366) and at least 2,000 rushing yards (2,254), joining Dan LeFevour and Colin Kaepernick.
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Then-Copperas Cove High School quarterback Robert Griffin III, right, follows running back Brandin Byrd for a short gain in the first half of the Texas State 4A Division I Championship game in Round Rock, Texas on Dec. 15, 2007.
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